Green Bay police examine an apparent bullet hole in a home on South Oneida Street on Jan. 12, 2012, as part of an investigation of gunfire involving two vehicles.

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Charles Davis
Press-Gazette Media

Violent crime dramatically increased in Green Bay last year and that uptick has at least one local official calling for additional police officers.

Police reported 262 violent crimes from January to June 2012 in Green Bay, according to the most recent data compiled by local authorities. That is up almost 65 percent from the 159 such crimes reported during that same period in 2011. Those crimes include robbery, forcible rape, aggravated assault and homicide.

Property crime also increased significantly in the first part of 2012, going from 1,041 reported incidents in 2011 to 1,462 in the ...